KDWB

FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY

WEEK ENDING JULY 28. 1962

Survey courtesy Don Betzold

 

NOW 	TITLE       			ARTIST 		LABEL 	 LAST WEEK

 1. *SEALED WITH A KISS 		Brian Hyland-ABC-Paramount 	 6
 2. ALLEY CAT 				Bent Fabric-Atco 		 1
 3. *ROSES ARE RED 			Bobby Vinton-Epic 		 2
 4. THE STRIPPER 			David Rose-MGM 			 3
 5. *THE WAH-WATUSI 			The Orlons-Cameo 		 5
 6. PALISADES PARK 			Freddy Cannon-Swan 		 4
 7. *BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO 		Neil Sedaka-RCA-Victor 		18
 8. *YOU'LL LOSE A GOOD THING 		Barbara Lynn-Jamie 		15
 9. *WEST OF THE WALL 			Toni Fisher-Big Top 		 9
10. *I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU 		Ray Charles-ABC-Paramount 	 7
11. *IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN 	Johnny Tillotson-Cadence 	11
12. *HAVING A PARTY 			Sam Cooke-RCA-Victor 		14
13. *AHAB, THE ARAB 			Ray Stevens-Mercury 		24
14. *LITTLE RED RENTED ROWBOAT 		Joe Dowell-Smash 		19
15. *FOLLOW THAT DREAM 			Elvis Presley-RCA-Victor 	16
16. *(GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS) MADE TO LOVE-Eddie Hodges-Cadence 		 8
17. *STEEL MEN 				Jimmy Dean-Columbia 		21
18. *BONGO STOMP 			Little Joey & Flips-Joy 	20
19. *MR. IN-BETWEEN 			Burl Ives-Decca 		23
20. *LITTLE DIANE 			Dion-Laurie 			22
21. *SPEEDY GONZALES 			Pat Boone-Dot 			30
22. *SWINGING SAFARI 			Billy Vaughn-Dot 		28
23. *HEART IN HAND/IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN-Brenda Lee-Decca 		31
24. *THINGS 				Bobby Darin-Atco 		40
25. *STRANGER ON THE SHORE 		Acker Bilk-Atco 		10
26. *JOHNNY GET ANGRY 			Joannie Sommers-Warner Brothers 12
27.  THEME: DR. KILDARE 		Richard Chamberlain-MGM 	35
28. *WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN 		Claude King-Columbia 		13
29. *SNAP YOUR FINGERS 			Joe Henderson-Todd 		17
30. *SO WRONG 				Patsy Cline-Decca 		34
31. ONE WHO REALLY LOVES YOU 		Mary Wells-Motown 		26
32. *DANCING PARTY  			Chubby Checker-Parkway 		32
33. *JOHNNY LOVES ME 			Shelley Fabares-Colpix 		33
34. *HAVE A GOOD TIME/IF THE BOY ONLY KNEW-Sue Thompson-Hickory 	27
35. *TROUBLE'S BACK IN TOWN 		Wilburn Brothers-Decca 		25
36. *THE LOCO-MOTION 			Little Eva-Dimension 	     Debut
37. *TOUCH ME 				Willie Nelson-Liberty 		37
38. *GRAVY 				Dee Dee Sharp-Cameo 		38
39. *VILLAGE OF LOVE 			N. Mayer & Twilights-Fortune 	29
40. *WHAT'S A-MATTER BABY 		Timi Yuro-Liberty 	     Debut

*RECORDS FIRST HEARD ON KDWB
FAVORITE ALBUMS
1. ROSES ARE RED-Bobby Vinton
2. WEST SIDE STORY-Sound Track from Movie
3. PETER, PAUL, MARY-Warner Brothers
4. COUNTRY & WESTERN-Ray Charles
5. THE STRIPPER-David Rose


This survey is compiled each week by radio station KDWB, St. Paul, Minnesota. 
It is a true, accurate and unbiased account of record popularity, based upon 
sales reports, distributor accounts and all information available to the 
music staff of KDWB.
KDWB 1962 index